Kula Hospital 267, Hawaii climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Kula Hospital 267's normal year runs from 51°F February nights to 75°F August afternoons, with 31.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.2°C, February lows of 11°C, August highs of 24°C, 787 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKula Hospital 267
- Station IDUSC00515004
- Location20.70°N 156.36°W
- Elevation3,030 ft (924 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Kula Hospital 267 is 73°F and the normal low 57°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 19%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kula Hospital 267.
- Jan 68° 51°
- Feb 68° 51°
- Mar 68° 52°
- Apr 70° 53°
- May 71° 55°
- Jun 73° 56°
- Jul 74° 57°
- Aug 75° 58°
- Sep 75° 58°
- Oct 73° 57°
- Nov 71° 55°
- Dec 69° 53°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Kula Hospital 267 each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 75°F; February the coldest, with normal lows of 51°F. The most precipitation falls in January (3.87 in), the least in June (1.20 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 51°F | 59.6°F | 3.87 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| February | 68°F | 51°F | 59.5°F | 2.85 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| March | 68°F | 52°F | 60.2°F | 3.35 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 70°F | 53°F | 61.5°F | 2.13 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 71°F | 55°F | 62.7°F | 2.79 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| June | 73°F | 56°F | 64.3°F | 1.20 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| July | 74°F | 57°F | 65.5°F | 2.07 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| August | 75°F | 58°F | 66.2°F | 1.98 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 58°F | 66.0°F | 2.73 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 73°F | 57°F | 65.0°F | 2.74 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 71°F | 55°F | 63.3°F | 2.44 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 69°F | 53°F | 60.9°F | 2.83 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 55°F | 62.9°F | 30.98 | 75 | <1 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 11°C | 15.3°C | 98 mm |
| February | 20°C | 11°C | 15.3°C | 72 mm |
| March | 20°C | 11°C | 15.7°C | 85 mm |
| April | 21°C | 12°C | 16.4°C | 54 mm |
| May | 22°C | 13°C | 17.1°C | 71 mm |
| June | 23°C | 13°C | 17.9°C | 30 mm |
| July | 24°C | 14°C | 18.6°C | 53 mm |
| August | 24°C | 14°C | 19.0°C | 50 mm |
| September | 24°C | 14°C | 18.9°C | 69 mm |
| October | 23°C | 14°C | 18.3°C | 70 mm |
| November | 22°C | 13°C | 17.4°C | 62 mm |
| December | 20°C | 12°C | 16.1°C | 72 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515004; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Kula Hospital 267?
Every month's normal high in Kula Hospital 267 falls between 65°F and 85°F.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515004.
How hot and how cold does it get at Kula Hospital 267?
In a normal year in Kula Hospital 267, a 90°F day is rare, nights almost never fall to freezing and 75 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 75a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1916) is 91°F, on June 19, 1935; the lowest is 38°F, on January 22, 1997.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1968, with 70.72 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00515004; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00515004. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Kula Hospital 267?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Kula Hospital 267, 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (88%) and March the cloudiest (81%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 4.5 |
| February | 84% | 5.1 |
| March | 81% | 5.6 |
| April | 85% | 6.5 |
| May | 87% | 6.8 |
| June | 87% | 7.0 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 88% | 6.8 |
| September | 88% | 6.3 |
| October | 86% | 5.4 |
| November | 84% | 4.6 |
| December | 83% | 4.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Kula Hospital 267 record?
A normal year at Kula Hospital 267 brings 921 heating degree days, 83% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 160 cooling degree days, 82% fewer than the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,714 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 168 | 2 |
| February | 155 | 1 |
| March | 150 | 1 |
| April | 107 | 1 |
| May | 75 | 4 |
| June | 30 | 11 |
| July | 13 | 29 |
| August | 7 | 44 |
| September | 9 | 39 |
| October | 22 | 22 |
| November | 57 | 7 |
| December | 130 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 921 | 160 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515004. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Kula Hospital 267 been warmer than normal?
2021 averaged 62.0°F, 0.9°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 62.9°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.0°F | −0.9°F | 37.66 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00515004. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Kula Hospital 267's climate compare?
Kula Hospital 267 is warmer than 0 of the 18 places with their own NOAA record in Hawaii, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.9°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Kula Hospital 267 is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Kula Hospital 267 share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Kihei, HI22,564 people · 7 mi NW
- Keokea, HI3,049 people · 1 mi N
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Kula Hospital 267's climate
What is the coldest month at Kula Hospital 267?
February, with a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 51°F. The warmest is August (75°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at Kula Hospital 267?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Kula Hospital 267?
January, with 3.87 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 1.20 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Kula Hospital 267 in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kula Hospital 267 in zone 12a in ZIP code 96790, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 45°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 11a.
Nearby and next
- Hawaii climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Kula, HI4 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Makena, HI7 miles from this station, 75.1°F a year
- Haleakala Ranger Station 338, HI8 miles from this station, 54.5°F a year
- Kahului, HI14 miles from this station, 77.1°F a year
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